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People wait in long lines in Times Square to get tested for Covid-19 on December 20, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The rapidly spreading omicron variant is now the dominant Covid strain in the U.S., representing 73% of sequenced cases, according to data published Monday by the Centers for Disease

U.S. President Donald Trump, with bandages seen on his hand, takes off his face mask as he comes out on a White House balcony to speak to supporters gathered on the South Lawn in Washington, October 10, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Former President Donald Trump says he received a booster vaccine shot for Covid-19

Investors shouldn’t underestimate the scope of thematic exchange-traded funds, says Global X’s Jay Jacobs. With more than a third of thematic ETFs on the market having launched just in the last year and a half, the space is rapidly expanding from its technology-focused roots, the firm’s senior vice president and head of research and strategy

In this article DIS 6758.T-JP Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker in Marvel’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Disney “Spider-Man: No Way Home” shattered pandemic box office records this weekend, opening with an estimated $253 million in ticket sales. Not only is this the highest film debut of 2021, it is the third-best opening of all

Chairman of Disney Michael Iger arrives for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 06, 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images New year prediction pieces are a journalism standard. But instead of giving my own projections, I asked 10 media executives, the promise of anonymity, to give me their

In this article DIS 6758.T-JP Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch star as Peter Parker and Doctor Strange in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Sony “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is smashing pandemic box office records. Between Thursday previews and Friday showtimes, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe flick has tallied $121.5 million in ticket sales domestically. “Just as

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration’s vaccine and testing requirement for private businesses that covers about 80 million American workers. The ruling by the 6th

An aerial view of Apple Park is seen in Cupertino, California, United States on October 28, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Apple told staff on Wednesday that it is delaying a planned return to offices for corporate workers until an undetermined date, according to reports from Bloomberg News and NBC News

In this article MCD INTC Steve Easterbrook, president and chief executive officer of McDonald’s Corp., walks the grounds after a morning session during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The $105 million clawback that McDonald’s

U.S. Treasury yields declined on Friday, as investors remained cautious over the spread of the omicron variant. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell 3 basis points to 1.38%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond moved 3 basis points lower to 1.83%. Yields move inversely to prices and 1 basis point is

A worker picks up trash in front of a new logo and the name ‘Meta’ on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Meta has said that around 50,000 Facebook users have been targeted by private surveillance companies. Meta, which also owns

In this article DRI Diners wearing protective masks wait outside an Olive Garden restaurant in Thornton, Colorado, on Friday, March 19, 2021. Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Friday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, leading the company to raise its sales and earnings forecast for the rest of fiscal 2022.

The future of bitcoin is anyone’s guess, but one academic has warned that the world’s most popular cryptocurrency could fade out in the near future. Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy at Cornell University, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” earlier this month: “Bitcoin itself may not last that much longer.” Bitcoin’s price has

In this article JPM Scott Mlyn | CNBC JPMorgan Chase is paying a $125 million fine to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that its Wall Street division allowed employees to use WhatsApp and other platforms to circumvent federal record-keeping laws. The SEC said Friday in a statement that JPMorgan Securities admitted to “widespread” record-keeping

In this article RIVN A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck during the company’s IPO outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Rivian Automotive, an electric vehicle start-up that went public through a blockbuster IPO last month, hit a new low Friday

Production is now set to begin at the former Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, less than two years after GM announced the massive $2.2 billion investment to fully renovate the facility to build a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors DETROIT – General Motors is beginning to ship its GMC

US President Donald Trump visits the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalems Old City on May 22, 2017. Ronen Zvulun | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump, in a newly aired interview, told an Israeli journalist that “the Jewish people in the United States either don’t like Israel